President Lee Jae Myung called for "unity and inclusion" on Tuesday after his nomination of an opposition politician to a ministerial post drew backlash from both the ruling and opposition blocs. Lee made the remarks during a Cabinet meeting, stressing that sustained efforts toward unity are essential to building a society that moves away from extreme confrontation and toward one that embraces differences. "This is not a political maneuver," Lee said. "If we are to return to a normal society, we must make efforts toward unity and inclusion more strongly and consistently." "If only those who took part in the struggle for power are allowed to enjoy everything and everyone else is excluded, that is not politics but war," he said. On Sunday, Lee nominated Lee Hye-hoon, a former three-term conservative lawmaker, to head the newly established Ministry of Planning and Budget. But her nomination has sparked criticism from both sides of the aisle, especially since she is known to have supported Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid. Lee Hye-hoon apologized Tuesday for her past remarks supporting the bot